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Unitcd States Patent 3,277,187 MANUFACTURE OF HALOHYDRINS Kenneth C.Dewhirst, San Pablo, Califi, assignor to Shell Oil Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Delaware Filed July 13, 1962, Ser. No. 209,798

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Claims. '(Cl. 260-633) It is an object of the present invention toprovide a convenient process for the production of halohydrin compoundsby hydrogenation of halogenated acetals or ketals under conditions whichpreserve the carbon-halogen bond intact. It is a further object of thepresent invention to provide a novel method of preparing usefulhalohydrin compounds. Other objects will be apparent from the followingdetailed description of the invention.

It has been found that these and other objects of the invention may beaccomplished by the catalytic hydrogenation of halogenated acetals orketals in the presence of a ruthenium catalyst.

The reaction of the present invention may be represented by thefollowing equations:

wherein at least one-R is a halogen (Cl, Br, I and F) and the remainingR groups are hydrogen atoms or hydrocarbon groups of from 1 to 20 carbonatoms; each R is independently selected from the group consisting ofhydrogen and hydrocarbon groups of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R and Rare each hydrocarbon substituents of from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; R ishydrogen in the case of an acetal and a hydrocarbon with from 1 to 20carbon atoms in the case of a ketal; and n and m are each integers from1 to 10 (and preferably from 2 to 10), inclusive.

The acetal or ketal starting materials of the present invention may beprepared in situ or they may be isolated prior to the hydrogenationstep. Ordinarily it is more convenient to prepare the acetals or ketalsin situ and to hydrogenate the product directly, rather than attempt toisolate the acetal or ketal prior to hydrogenation. The acetals areprepared according to conventional methods by merely reacting thealcohol (including glycols and polyols) with the correspondinghalo-substituted aldehyde in the presence of a catalyst, such as anacid. Mineral acids are very suitable catalysts for this purpose. Cyclicacetals may be employed in the process of the present ice invention andmethods for the preparation of such acetals are disclosed in US.2,888,492. Ketals maybe prepared by exchange reactions of the ketonewith either al-kyl orthoformates or alkyl sulfites in the presence of anacid. When monohalohydrins are to be prepared according to the processof the present invention, an unsaturated aldehyde (such as acrolein,crotonaldehyde, or other hydrocarbon substituted acrolein compound) maybe reacted with a hydrohalogen (for example, hydrogen chloride orhydrogen bromide) in the presence of an alcohol (particularly glycolssuch as trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol, or hexylene glycol)to simultaneously add hydrogen halide across the double bond of thealdehyde and form the halogenated acetal or halogenated cyclic acetal.This method of forming the halogenated cyclic acetal may be illustratedfor the case of an alpha, beta-unsaturated aldehyde by the followingreaction:

R BK OH OR CHFCHCHO HK ZROH XCHaCHa-C-H OR HzlR l 2 xomomomon 2301:

wherein X is a halogen (preferably bromine or chlorine) and R is ahydrocarbon group of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably an alkyl'group of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, isopropyl,n-propyl, n- :butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, andthe isomeric and the isomeric pentyl and hexyl groups. Trimethylenebromohydrin and trimethylene chlorohydrin are examples of specificcompounds which may be prepared according to this particular embodimentof the process of the present invention.

The hydrogenation step of the present invention is carried out attemperatures of from about 15 C. to 150 C. with hydrogen pressures offrom atmospheric pressure to 3000 p.s.i.g. Higher hydrogen pressures maybe employed, but no technical advantage is obtained thereby. The ketalsmay be conveniently hydrogenated at room temperature. Temperatures offrom 50 C. to 110 C. are suitable for both acetals and ketals when usinghydrogen pressures of from atmospheric to 3500 p.s.i.g. When cyclicacetals are hydrogenated, temperatures of from C. to 120 C. may be used.Under these conditions, hydrogenation is generally complete in from 2 to28 hours. If less than yields of halohydrin are acceptable, thehydrogenation may be stopped earlier and hydrogenation periods of from 1to 10 hours will be sufiicient. Very high temperatures are generallyundesirable and lead to decomposition of the products formed.

The catalyst which is employed in the hydrogenation step of the presentinvention is ruthenium or a rutheniumcontaining mixture or alloy. Theruthenium metal or alloy is preferably in finely divided form and may besupported by conventional materials such as charcoal, pure carbon,alumina, clay or other well-known support materials. The eifect orruthenium. as a catalyst in the present invention is quite surprising,since closely analogous transition metals (for example, palladium andrhodium) do not operate in the same manner as ruthenium and tend topromote replacement of the halogen atoms with hydrogen atoms with thecorresponding elimination of hydrogen halide. As can be readily seen,this reaction prevents the formation of the desired halohydrin compoundswhich are produced according to the process of the present invention.Only a catalytic amount of ruthenium is necessary in the process of thepresent invention. Ordinarily, amounts of up to 25% by weight of thetotal reaction mixture may be used. About .01 to 10% by weight isusually sufiicient to obtain excellent yields of halohydn'n compounds.Trace amounts (from 0.001 to 0.1 gram per 10 grams of acetal) of acidmaterials, preferably alkyl benzene sulfonic acids (such asp-toluenesulfonic acid), may be added to the reaction mixture for pHcontrol.

While halogenated compounds such as chloroacetaldehyde may be convertedto ethylene chlorohydrin according to the process of the presentinvention, the yields obtained are considerably lower than the yieldsobtained from halogenated carbonyl compounds in which the halo moiety isat least one carbon atom removed from the carbonyl group. Thus, thepreferred class of starting materials which are hydrogenated accordingto the process of the present invention are carbonyl compounds in whichthe halogen atoms are attached to the beta carbon atom (with respect tothe carbonyl group) or are even further removed from the carbonyl group.The higher the number of carbon atoms which separate the halogen atomsfrom the carbonyl groups, the easier it is to reduce the carbonyl groupsWithout cleavage of the halogencarbon bond of the molecule andaccompanying splittingout of hydrogen halide.

Halogenated ketones may also be hydrogenated to the correspondinghalo-substituted alkanols by using a ruthenium catalyst according to thepresent invention, either with or without prior formation of the ketal.Thus, halogenated ketones of from 3 to 15 carbon atoms and at least onehalogen atom (preferably chlorine and/or bromine) may be hydrogenated inthe presence of a ruthenium catalyst (such as ruthenium on carbon).

The hydrogenation is carried out at temperatures above about 18 C.(preferably at from 40 C. to 80 C.) under either atmospheric orsuperatmosphen'c pressure of hydrogen. Hydrogen pressures of from 50p.s.i.g. to 3000 .p.s.i.g. are particularly suitable.

A convenient method of conducting one embodiment of the process of thepresent invention comprises reacting acrolein (or a substituted acroleincompound), hydrogen halide (such as hydrogen chloride or hydrogenbromide), and an alcohol containing at least one hydroxyl group(preferably alkanols and glycols with from 1 to 12 carbon atoms andcomposed entirely of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms) to form thecorresponding acetal (including cyclic acetals) ofbeta-halopropionaldehyde (or substituted beta-halopropionaldehyde). Theacetal is then hydrogenated in situ in the presence of from 0.5 to 25%by weight of H 0 based on the total weight of the reaction mixture bycontacting the acetal reaction product with molecular hydrogen under asuperatmospheric pressure (from 1 to 100 atmospheres) at a temperatureof from 15 C. to 150 C. (preferably from 70 C. to 110 C.) in thepresence of a catalytic amount of ruthenium catalyst for a period oftime sufiicient to substantially completely reduce the aldehyde group tothe methylol group without cleavage of the halogen atoms. At least onemole equivalent of water is sufiicient per mole of acetal.

4 The preferred olefinic aldehydes are alpha,beta-olefinic aldehydes ofthe formula:

wherein each R is selected from the group consistingof hydrogen andhydrocarbon radicals of from to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of suchcompounds include crotonaldehyde, methacrolein, 2-ethyl acrolein,2-butylacrolein, 2- isopentylacrolein, 2-neopentylacrolein,2-phenylacrolein, cinnamaldehyde, and 3-cyclohexylacrolein. Substitutedacrolein compounds wherein each R is selected from the group consistingof hydrogen and an alkyl group of from.

1 to 6 carbon atoms (preferably a lower alkyl group of from 1 to 4carbon atoms) may be used. Alkanols such as methanol, ethanol,n-propanol, isopropanol, n-buta-nol and the isomeric butanols as well aspentanols, hexanols,

heptanols, octanols, decanols, dodecanols and in general.

the formula:

R HO O -R wherein n is a positive integer of from 2 to 12, at least oneR group is a hydroxyl group, and the remaining R.

groups are selected from the group consisting of the hydrogen atom and alower alkyl group (1-4 carbon atoms) such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, and tertiary butyl. Preferredglycols of this formula are those with-from 2 to 24 total carbon atomsin which exactly one R group is a hydroxyl group and the remainder ofthe R groups are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen andlower alkyl groups, n being a positive integer of from 3 to 12.Ordinarily, the hydrogenation reaction is conducted under slightlyacidic conditions (from a pH of 4.5 to just below 7.0). The acidity ofthe acetal product may be readjusted prior to hydrogenation ifnecessary, or may be controlled by the addition of a stoichiometricamount of hydrogen halide during the acetal-forming step. In addition, aminor amount of a hydrolysis catalyst (such as p-toluenesulfonic acid)may be used toaid in pH control. Generally, from 0.001% to about 2.0% byweight based on the total weight of the reaction mixture may be employedfor pH control.

The process of the present invention may be operated continuously orbatchwise. In a continuous process the diol produced in thehydrogenation step is recycled to continuously form fresh acetal. Forexample, trimethylerie chlorohydrin may be conveniently prepared in acontinuous process by (1) reacting approximately equimolar amounts ofacrolein, hydrogen halide (suitably hydrogen chloride), and a diol suchas 1,3-butanediolto form the 1,3-butanediol acetal ofbeta-chloropropionaldehyde, (2) hydrogenation of the acetal in thepresence of a ruthenium catalyst (preferably ruthenium on carbon) and atrace of an acid such astoluene sulfonic acid to form trimethylenechlorohydrin and release 1,3-butanediol, and (3) recovery of the producttrimethylene chlorohydrin, and of 1,3-butanediol for recycle. Anysuitable method of product recovery may be employed. Vacuum distillationis one convenient method of recovering the trimethylene halohydrin.

The acetals are hydrogenated in the presence of water, one moleequivalent per mole of acetal being suflicient to accomplish thereaction. More water may be usedif desired. The water may be added tothe reaction mixture directly or formed in situ by either side reactionswhich may eliminate water or direct combination of hydrogen and oxygento form water.

The following examples are submitted for the purpose of illustrationonly and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the inventionin any way.

Example I H O-Cz /CH3 H 2 ClCHzCHz /C\ T u CH, CH

' HOCH2 CH ClCHzCHzCHzOH c HOCHz CH A mixture of 10.6 grams of thecyclic acetal of betachloropropionaldehyde and neopentylene glycol(prepared in 92% yield from HCl, acrolein, and neopentylene glycol), 2.2grams of H 0, 0.05 gram of para-toluenesulfonic acid (hydrolysiscatalyst), and 1.1 grams of Ru-C catalyst was hydrogenated at 1000p.s.i.g. hydrogen pressure at 90 C. The theoretical amount of hydrogenwas taken up in 11 hours. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis indicateda 94% yield of trimethylene chlorohydrin and a 99% recovery of theneopentylene glycol (2,2- dimethyl-1,3-propanediol). The reactionmixture was filtered, treated With Ca(OH) filtered again, and distilledgiving trimethylene chlorohydrin (n 1.4425) with an infrared spectrumidentical with an authentic sample.

Example 11 Example I was repeated with a higher hydrogenationtemperature. A mixture of 21.3 grams of the cyclic acetal ofbeta-chloropropionaldehyde and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol (prepared in92% yield from HCl, acrolein, and 2,2-dimethy1-l,3-propanediol), 2.2grams of H 0, 0.1 gram p-toluenesulfonic acid, and 2.2 grams of 5% Ru-Ccatalyst was hydrogenated at 1000 p.s.i.g. hydrogen pressure at 102 C.for ten hours. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of the hydrogenationproduct indicated a 53% yield of trimethylene chlorohydrin. Neopentyleneglycol (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol) was regenerated in 87% yield.Titration of the reaction mixture showed 29% free HCl. Gas-liquidchromatographic analysis indicated the presence of propan-ol andZ-methylbutanol.

Example III Example I was repeated using 10.7 grams of the cyclic acetalof beta-chloropropionaldehyde and 2,2-dimethyl- 1,3-propanediol, 2.2grams of H 0, 7.9 grams of ethyl alcohol, and 0.8 gram of 5% Ru-Ccatalyst. The mixture was pressured to 1000 p.s.i.g. with hydrogen at 90C. for 12 hours. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis of the productindicated 98% trimethylene chlorohydrin and regeneration of 92% of thetheoretical amount of neopentylene glycol. The reaction mixture wasneutralized with a small quantity of NaHCO filtered, and fractionallydistilled to give 3.7 grams of trimethylene chlorohydrin and 4.3 gramsof neopentylene glycol.

A mixture of 12.5 grams of the cyclic acetal ofbetachloropropionaldehyde and trimethylene glycol, 0.04 gram ofp-toluenesulfonic acid, and 0.9 gram of 5% Ru-C catalyst in 2.7 grams ofwater was heated at 90 C. under 1000 p.s.i.g. hydrogen pressure forthree hours. Gasliquid chromatographic analysis of the product indicated100% conversion to trimethylene chlorohydrin and trimethylene glycol.The mixture of reaction products was treated with a small quantity of NaCO and filtered.

Fractional distillation gave 6.95 grams of trimethylene chlorohydrin(88% yield) and 6.06 grams of trimethylene glycol (95% yield). Bothproducts were identified by comparison of the infrared spectra with thespectra of authentic samples.

Example V In this example, the amounts of reactants were scaled up by afactor of about 10.

A mixture of 126.2 grams of the cyclic acetal ofbetachloropropionaldehyde and neopentylene glycol, 0.4 gram ofpara-toluenesulfonic acid, and 5.1 grams of 5% Ru-C catalyst in 25.1grams of water was heated at 95 C. for 20 hours under a hydrogenpressure of 1000 p.s.i.g., to give a mixture containing 40 grams oftrimethylene chlorohydrin and 55 grams of neopentylene glycol.Distillation of the reaction mixture (atter addition of Na CO underreduced pressure gave 37 grams of trimethylene chlorohydrin and 53 gramsof neopentylene glycol.

Repetition of the reaction at C.- with regenerated catalyst (washed withH O, ethyl alcohol, pentane, and then dried in vacuo) gave yields of100% of trimethylene chlorohydrin and neopentylene glycol (based ongas-liquid chromatographic analysis), indicating that no poisoning ofthe catalyst occurred.

Example VI H CH3 H oclomomo CH,

H CIGHzCHzCHzOH HO-d-CHr-CHzOH A mixture of 11.0 grams of the cyclicacetal of betachloropropionaldehyde and 1,3-butanediol, 0.05 gram ofp-toluene-sulfonic acid, and 1.2 grams of 5% Ru-C catalyst in 1.9 gramsof H 0 Was hydrogenated at 1000 p.s.i.g.

hydrogen pressure at 90 C. for a period .of 14 hours.

Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis indicated a 97% yield oftrimethylene chlorohydrin and a yield of 1,3-butanedio1.

Example VII In this example, trimethylene chlorohydrin is prepared fromacrolein in a one-step reaction according to the equation:

A mixture of 10 ml. of acrolein (8.41 grams) and 14.4 grams of1,3-butanediol cooled to -15 C. was reacted with 5.9 grams of HCl bybubbling the HCl into the mixture over a period of one hour. Thereaction mixture separated into. two phases and gas-liquidchromatographic analysis indicated that the cyclic acetal had formed ingood yield. The reaction mixture was neutralized with aqueous NaOH anddilute HCl added until the mixture was slightly acid (pH -5). The upperlayer containing the cyclic acetal:

weighed 23.3 grams (n 1.4583). A trace of p-toluenesulfonic acid wasadded to the cyclic acetal-containing reaction mixture along with onegram of 5% Ru-C catalyst. The mixture was then heated to 88 C. for tenhours under a hydrogen pressure of 1000 p.s.i.g. Gas-liquidchromatographic analysis indicated a 75% yield of trimethylenechlorohydrin and a 77% yield of 1,3-butanediol. No other products weredetected.

This experiment was repeated without the transfer of the reactionmixture from vessel to vessel, in order to eliminate any mechanicallosses of product. An 81% yield of trimethylene chlorohydrin and a 93%recovery of 1,3-butanediol was obtained.

Example VIII Hr(HzO) CICH v-- CICHzOHnOH Ru-C O CHgCHa A mixture of 10.1grams of the acetal of chloroacetaldehyde and ethanol, a trace ofp-toluenesulfonic acid, 1.0 gram of 5% Ru-C, and 1.4 grams of water wereheated to 50 C. under 1000 p.s.i.g. hydrogen pressure for 18 hours.Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis gave the following results:

Percent ClCH CH OH 25 CH CH OH 39 Example IX H O CH CH; H2(H20) ClCHzCHzClOHzOHzCHzOH 5% Ru-C O CHgCH;

A IO-gram sample of the diethyl acetal of 3-chloropropionaldehyde in 1mole'equivalent of water was hydrogenated in the, presence of 1.0 gramof 5% Ru-C catalyst and a trace of p-toluenesulfonic acid at 50 C. forfour hours at 10070 p.s.i.g. of hydrogen pressure. One mole equivalentof hydrogen was taken up. Gas-liquid chromatographic analysis indicateda 96% yieldof trimethylene chlorohydrin (CICH CH CH OH). Distillation ofthe reaction mixture gave trimethylene chlorohydrin (12 1.4385) with aninfrared spectrum identical with an authentic sample of tri-methylenechlorohydrin... Gas chromatographic analysis indicated the material hada purity greater than 95% Repetition of this experiment using an equalamount of 5% Pd-C catalyst in place of the ruthenium catalyst producedno trimethylene chlorohydrin. Gasliquid chromatographic analysisindicated that the product was mainly propyl chloride.

ExampleX In this experiment a rhodium catalyst was substituted forruthenium.

A 10.8-gram'sample of the cyclic acetal of beta-chloropropionaldehydeand 1,3-butanediol was mixed with 2.1 grams of H 0, 1.0 gram of a 5%rhodium-carbon catalyst, and a trace of paratoluenesulfonic acid. Themixture was hydrogenated at 90 C. and 1000 p.s.i.g. hydrogen pressurefor nineteen hours. During this time, two mole equivalents of hydrogenwere taken up. Titration of an.

aliquot of the reaction product showed that 51% of the theoreticalamount of hydrogen chloride had been liberated, indicating extensivecleavage of the chlorinecarbon bonds. Gas-liquid chromatographicanalysis showed the formation of large quantities of n-propanol as wellas several other compounds which were not identified. No appreciableamount of trimethylene chlorohydrin was found.

A mixture of 10.1 grams of the cyclic acetal ofbetachloropropionaldehyde and hexylene glycol, 0.9 gram of 5% R-u-Chydrogenation catalyst, and a trace of p-toluenesulfonic acid was placedin a hydrogenation vessel with from 1 to 2 .grams of water.

C. Hydrogenation was complete in ten hours (2 mole equivalents ofhydrogen were absorbed). Gasliquid chromatographic analysis indicatedthat tn'methylene chlorohydrin was formed in 98.5% yield. The hexyleneglycol formed in the reaction broke down into a mixture of products(mainly monohydric alcohol).

Example XII A IO-gram sample of the diethyl acetal of 3-chloroi ii fwherein at least one R represents halogen; the remaining Rs are R; aremembers selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbongroups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R and R are each hydrocarbon groups of 1to 20 carbon atoms and n is an integer from 1 to 10 which comprises,

contacting said halo-substituted compound with molecu- I lar hydrogen atabout 15 to C. and atmospheric to about 3,500 p.s.i.g. pressure in thepresence of water at pH about 4.5 to just below 7.0 and a rutheniummetal catalyst in a catalytic amount of at least about 0.01% weight ofthe reaction mixture 2. A process for preparing a halohydrin from ahalosubstituted compound of the formula it/felt).

wherein at least one R represents halogen, each remaining R,R' and R isa member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbongroups of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and m is an integer from 1 to 10 whichcomprises,

contacting said halo-substituted compound with molecular hydrogen atabout 15 to 150 C. and atmospheric to about 3,500 p.s.i.g. pressure inthe presence of water at pH about 4.5 to just below 7.0 and a rutheniummetal catalyst in a catalytic amount of at least about 0.01% weight ofthe reaction mixture.

3. A process for preparing a halohydrin from a beta halo-alkano acetalproduced by reacting an aldehyde of the formula V wherein each R isselected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl groups of 1 to6 carbon atoms and an The vessel: waspressured to 1000 p.s.i.g. withhydrogen and held at.

unsubstituted alkanol of 1 to 12 carbon atoms in the presence ofhydrogen halide which comprises,

reacting said beta-halo-substituted acetal with molecular hydrogen atabout 15 to 150 C. and atmospheric to about 3,500 p.s.i.g. pressure inthe presence of water at pH about 4.5 to just below 7.0 and a rutheniummetal catalyst in a catalytic amount of at least about 0.01% weight ofthe reaction mixture. 4. A process for preparing a halohydrin from abetahalo-alkano cyclic acetal produced by reacting an aldehyde of theformula wherein each R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogenand alkyl groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and an unsubstituted glycolhaving 2 to 24 carbon atoms of the wherein n is a positive integer offrom 2 to 12, one R represents a hydroxyl group, and the remaining Rsare selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkylgroups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the presence of hydrogen halide whichcomprises,

reacting said beta-halo-substitutcd cyclic acetal with molecularhydrogen at about 15 to 150 C. and atmospheric to about 3,500 p.s.i.g.pressure in the presence of water at pH about 4.5 to just below 7.0 anda ruthenium metal catalyst in a catalytic amount of at :least about0.01% weight of the reaction mixture. 5. A process for preparingtrimethylene halohydrin which comprises:

(1) reacting acrolein, hydrogen halide, and a saturated,

aliphatic alcohol of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, composed 40 (2) contactingsaid acetal of beta-halopropionaldehyde with molecular hydrogen under atleast atmospheric pressure in the presence of water using acidconditions and a catalytic amount of ruthenium metal at 5 a temperatureof from 15 C. to 150 C. to form trimethylene halohydrin.

6. The process of claim 5 wherein the alcohol is ethanol.

7. A process for preparing trimethylene chlorohydrin which comprisesreacting the cyclic acetal of beta-chloro-propionaldehyde and a glycolof 2 to 24 carbon atoms having the formula R HO +lR wherein n is apositive integer of from 2 to 12, one R represents a hydroxyl group, andthe remaining Rs are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen andlower alkyl groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, with molecular hydrogen atabout 15 to 150 C. and atmospheric to about 3,500 p.s.i.g. pressure inthe presence of water at pH about 4.5 to just below 7.0 and a rutheniummetal catalyst in a catalytic amount of at least about 0.01% weight ofthe reaction mixturc. 8. The process of claim 7 wherein the alcohol is aglycol of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms.

9. The process of claim 7 wherein the alcohol is 1,3- butanediol.

10. The process of claim 7 wherein the alcohol is neopentylene glycol.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,825,743 3/ 1958MacLean 260-638 2,888,492 5/1959 Fisher 260635 LEON ZITVER, PrimaryExaminer.

M. B. ROBERTO. G. A. MILWICK. Assistant Examiners.

1. A PROCESS FOR PREPARING A HALOHYDRIN FROM A HALOSUBSTITTUTED COMPOUNDOF THE FORMULA